Rodeo Massacre + Nat Jenkins + Dan Smith @ Le Scopitone Paris Oct 31st 2009

Rodeo Massacre, Nat Jenkins & Dan smith
@ Le Scopitone Paris Oct 31st 2009

Dan Smith

Saturday night at new club Le Scopitone ( former Paris Paris ) to see 3 bands i've never heard of before ( invit courtesy of Philippe ).
The guest list is as long as my dick ( and it is very long ) and there are only 20 people max inside at 9 PM ( remember it's saturdaaaay ).

Dan Smith is first on the tiny stage alone on piano creating loops and samples and playing over it , a performance in itself.
Then we have Nat jenkins a funny looking guy ( well for the frenchies as he's looking like French singer Michel Sardou 20 years ago ) playing indie/folk/rock with his band.

Nat Jenkins

Rodeo Massacre watched by Ludwig

Last on stage, in front of a more compact audience, is Rodeo Massacre, these guys and the lovely blonde on vocals have probably listen to all The doors , The Seeds and Grace lick 's records to death before forming a band.
Cool psychedelia for a short set no encore.

without & with flash

Rodeo massacre :

Next Taratata recordings for November

Here are the next recordings for the "rock" TV show TARATATA (It's a french Jools Holland )
on Nov 10 , 12nd, 13rd.
Nothing really exciting.
Bookings on the site.

L' Album de la semaine next recordings with Ebony Bones & Sweethead

The next recording of canal+ Tv show " L' Album de la semaine " will be on Nov 2nd with new sensation Ebony Bones & on Nov 3rd with Queens Of The Stone Age 's Troy Van Leeuwen new band Sweethead.

Bookings NOW : click on Album de la semaine.

Tonight there's the world premiere of NIRVANA 's "Live @ Reading" DVD at the posh Club de l' Etoile (Paris 17th district ). It might be a nice bash as there will be canopes and free drinks + Goodie bags. Can't go I have a dinner tonight.

The Noisettes are also playing the Trabendo. They are getting lots of airplays now in France.

Martha High , Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis ( from the JB's ) @ La Scene Bastille on Oct 30th .
Mariee sioux & Matt Bauer @ Café de la danse on Oct 31st.

The Dead Weather @ Olympia Paris oct 28th 2009

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The Dead Weather @ Olympia Paris

Oct 28th 2009

SOLD-OUT Olympia for The Dead Weather. Scalpers are making a small fortune outside.

We didn't see the Support band as we were talking at the bar but the sound seemed too loud.

Not that much to say if you've already seen The Dead Weather @ Cigale (click for Pics setlist & review ) or Canal+ Tv show recording @ L' Album de la semaine ( click for review & pics ).
Same shit as usual , at the time I didn't know the record at all and was a bit surprised @ La Cigale , the day after at Canal+ I thought it was better.
Now I know the record ( and it is disappointing aprt from a couple of tunes ) and songs are much more better live than on cd but this band, is lacking good songs.
Don't get me wrong the show in itself was good , Allison is wild , Jack's a real killer on drums (most of the time ) or guitar ( a couple of songs ) but there's something missing.

Good show but it could have been better.
SETLIST to come soon ...

Message from Patrice Guino ,our lovely photographer : " Sorry for the lousy Pictures , the lightning was shite"

Warren Ellis from The Bad seeds was backstage.

More & more Allison ...

Jack on guitar

Goodbye Paris !

Candice's pass & Sionnan going wild outside

Official numbered poster of the show

Sonic Youth @ L' Album de la Semaine Paris Oct 27th 2009

Sonic Youth @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+
Paris Oct 27th 2009

MadameMime , Kim and Sionnan

After seeing Sonic Youth 2 days ago @ Palais des Congres ( Click for Pics review & video) in front of 3500 people , tonight it's much more intimate as there are only less than 250 people.
The studio is really packed tonight , there's even people on the stalls on the side which is usually always empty. So Canal+ tried to invite as many people as possible.
As usual for this TV show bands playing here are promoting their new album ( and they sometimes play a couple of oldies ).
Sonic Youth only played new songs , no encore : too bad , but the performance was neat and the sound and the conditions were PERFECT.
Soooo nice to see them in such a place , it's a bit like seeing them playing in your living room.
After the show we met all of them and we had the time to take a couple of Pics

Setlist

I have found two GREAT videos on Youtube of their show @ Palais des Congres.
Silver rocket & Shadow of a doubt ( click to watch )